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5. Beelitz-Heilstatten, Germany
This German ghost town has attracted curious tourists since its
abandonment in 2000. Beelitz-Heilstatten is home to a sprawling hospital
complex comprised of almost 60 buildings from the late 1800s and the
spot where Adolf Hitler was treated for a leg wound during World War I.
After the post-WWII division of Germany, the hospital was put under
Soviet control and remained a Soviet military hospital until 1995, years
after German reunification. The abandoned buildings have served as a
destination for adventure travelers as well as filming crews.
Beelitz-Heilstatten served as a set for The Pianist.4. Maunsell Sea Forts, UK

These fortified English towers were operated by the Royal Navy and
provided anti-aircraft fire against German air raids during World War
II. Built in 1942, the sea forts were towed into the Thames Estuary and
grounded in water no deeper than 100 feet. Each fort consisted of seven
structures connected by catwalks.
The forts were accessible by an entrance at the base of the platform.
Although parts of these ladders are still visible today, they are in
poor condition and attempting to access them could prove hazardous.
In 1955, it was decided that the forts were no longer necessary and
they were decommissioned. The abandoned forts were used as pirate radio
stations during the 60′s and 70′s, when unlicensed illegal broadcasting
was rampant.3. Centralia, Pennsylvania
Coal was responsible for the abandonment of another town halfway
across the world. Centralia, Pennsylvania, was once a bustling
industrial hamlet that relied on the vast deposits beneath it for
income. In 1962, city workers accidentally ignited an exposed vein of
coal while burning a pile of garbage. The coal carried the flames
through the old underground tunnels and the earth has been burning here
ever since. An engineering study has concluded that the fire could burn
for another century. The town has attempted to put out the fire for
years, but to no avail. The smoke and toxic fumes that rose up through
the ground contaminated the entire town and government officials finally
deemed it a lost cause.
In 1981, the federal government finally spent $42 million re-locating
the residents of Centralia. The majority of the buildings in Centralia
have either caught fire or been leveled.2. Hashima Island, Japan
After spending a little less than a century as a bustling coal mining
facility, Hashima Island became known as “Ghost Island” when demand for
petroleum outstripped demand for coal in the 1960′s and the 5,000
Mitsubishi-employed islanders began a mass exodus. Now the workers’
housing, a massive cramped concrete apartment building built in 1916,
sits empty. The last of the coal workers, many of whom were Chinese and
Korean laborers forced to work in the undersea mines by the Japanese
Government, left in 1974 was the facility was officially closed.
Hashima Island was officially re-opened for tourists in April 2009.
Ruins of the once densely populated city include schools and businesses.1. Bodie, California
Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, Bodie has been frozen in
time since its last residents left a half century ago. Some homes are
even stocked with goods. A former gold mining camp, Bodie dates back to
the bad old days of the gold rush. In its heyday, Bodie was a bustling
city with a population of 10,000 people. Dwindling mining profits
eventually drove all its residents out. Bodie is now maintained by
California State Parks, which has built a museum and offers daily tours
of the ghost town.
Travelers looking for a getaway from the normal getaway should skip
the sandy beaches to walk amid silent relics in Namibia, Chernobyl or an
abandoned California gold mining town. These empty places may look like
Scooby Doo set pieces, but they hold important clues to bigger
mysteries about both the past and the future.source